Estonia vs Suriname: Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions
Estonia
8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Suriname
8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person
in 2024
Estonia rank
42nd
Suriname rank
43rd
Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions over time
- Estonia
- Suriname
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname, a difference of 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 175 shared years of data; in 1850 it was Estonia ahead.
Estonia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Across the 18 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 16 and Suriname in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1850s | 19.56 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 16.32 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1860s | 13.24 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.83 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.41 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1870s | 9.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1880s | 7.52 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.23 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.29 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1890s | 6.21 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.64 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.57 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1900s | 5.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.81 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.6828 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1910s | 4.65 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1920s | 3.95 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.34 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Suriname |
| 1930s | 5.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.01 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 1.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1940s | 6.38 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.44 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 2.94 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1950s | 10.79 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1960s | 15.13 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 7.06 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 8.07 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1970s | 22.97 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.47 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1980s | 27.4 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.73 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 14.67 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 1990s | 16.78 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 12.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 4.04 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2000s | 13.72 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 10.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 3.33 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2010s | 16.74 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 11.55 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 5.19 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
| 2020s | 10.2 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 9.39 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | 0.8101 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions, Estonia or Suriname?
- Estonia, at 8.91 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person against 8.89 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person in Suriname as of 2024.
- What is the difference in per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions between Estonia and Suriname?
- 0.02 tonnes of CO₂ equivalents per person, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Suriname?
- 175 years are reported by both, from 1850 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Suriname rank globally for per capita ghg emissions vs. per capita co₂ emissions?
- Estonia ranks 42nd and Suriname ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Jones et al. (2025); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Per capita GHG emissions vs. per capita CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Greenhouse gas emissions are measured in tonnes per person of carbon dioxide-equivalents over a 100-year timescale.